Steve O. Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 Hi, short clip from the BBC about the overland route proposed to China. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-28299462 Cheers, Steve O. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianusa Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 China seems able to build HSRs in a faction of the time it would take to build a much shorter HS3 including the trains to run on it! Brian. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Metr0Land Posted July 15, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 15, 2014 China seems able to build HSRs in a faction of the time it would take to build a much shorter HS3 including the trains to run on it! Brian. That's because they have a streamlined consultation process, When they want people's opinions they tell them what it is! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold SHMD Posted July 15, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 15, 2014 In China people don't own the land and can/are moved on easily. Building leases are a different matter though. (More expensive/compensation.) A recent 'consultation' in extending the Shanghai MagLev revealed that most people were concerned about their TV reception! Kev. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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